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News From The Capitol Archive 2001 - 2002

May 2002

State agrees to settle Act 11 lawsuit [5/17/02]

WEAC backs cigarette tax hike [5/13/02]

Baumgart sees impact of revenue caps [5/10/02]

April 2002

Low pay, lack of respect causing some to leave profession [4/12/02]

Member asks: How can the QEO law be legal? [4/12/02]

Senate bill preserves K-12 funding, slashes vouchers [4/7/02]

March 2002

Council #1 members protest state agency budget cuts [3/28/02]

Shibilski a warrior for education [3/28/02]

Assembly spares K-12 education funding from cuts [3/15/02]

Future of TEACH is in doubt [3/13/02]

State budget impacts Council #1 members [3/8/02]

Joint Finance Committee votes for education [3/7/02]

February 2002

'There was no deal,' Rep. Luther Olsen says [2/21/02]

Graduation test delayed by state budget problems [2/13/02]

Rep. Obey is 'point man' for U.S. education funding [2/1/02]

January 2002

Governor's budget plan protects K-12 education [1/22/02]

$1.117 billion deficit a threat to education [1/17/02]

Talking points on the budget deficit [1/17/02]

December 2001

Special education funding shortfall hurts all students, panel told [12/3/01]

November 2001

WEAC participates in school finance talks [11/30/01]

Bill would ease special education woes [11/2/01]

October 2001

Senate OKs classroom telephone bill [10/19/01]

Senate OKs appointments of Opperman and Ott to Professional Standards Council [10/19/01]

September 2001

Legislator votes his conscience on education issues [9/28/01]

August 2001

Governor settles for 'field goal,' not touchdown [8/30/01]

OnWEAC Special Report: TEACH program under scrutiny [8/28/01]

McCallum plans veto on funding cut for 4-year-old kindergarten [8/28/01]

Burmaster 'hits the ground running' [8/6/01]

State budget

Resource page on the 2001-03 state budget

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